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Usages of zài

他tā　在zài　手机shǒujī　上shàng　看kàn　地图dìtú，　想xiǎng　找到zhǎodào　公园gōngyuán　的de　南nán　门mén。tā zài shǒujī shàng kàn dìtú, xiǎng zhǎodào gōngyuán de nán mén.
He is looking at the map on his phone, trying to find the south gate of the park.
我wǒ们men　准备zhǔnbèi　去qù　机jī场chǎng　以前yǐqián，　先xiān　在zài　手机shǒujī　上shàng　买mǎi　好hǎo　机票jīpiào。wǒmen zhǔnbèi qù jīchǎng yǐqián, xiān zài shǒujī shàng mǎi hǎo jīpiào.
Before we go to the airport, we first buy the plane tickets on the phone.
我Wǒ　觉得juéde　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　跟gēn　狗gǒu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　玩wán，　比bǐ　一直yìzhí　在zài　手机shǒujī　上shàng　上网shàngwǎng　有意思yǒuyìsi。Wǒ juéde xiàbān yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài gōngyuán wán, bǐ yìzhí zài shǒujī shàng shàngwǎng yǒuyìsi.
I think playing with my dog in the park after work is more interesting than being online on my phone all the time.
她tā　的de　眼镜yǎnjìng　丢diū　在zài　地铁dìtiě　上shàng　了le，　后来hòulái　有yǒu　人rén　帮bāng　她tā　捡jiǎn　回来huílái。tā de yǎnjìng diū zài dìtiě shàng le, hòulái yǒu rén bāng tā jiǎn huílái.
She lost her glasses on the subway, but later someone helped her pick them up and bring them back.
很多hěnduō　年轻niánqīng　人rén　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　看kàn到dào　她tā　的de　画huà，　觉得juéde　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。hěnduō niánqīng rén zài wǎngzhàn shàng kàndào tā de huà, juéde hěn yǒuyìsi.
Many young people see her paintings on the website and find them very interesting.
在Zài　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　找zhǎo　一yì　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　专心zhuānxīn　看书kànshū。Zài xiàoyuán lǐ, wǒ xǐhuan zhǎo yì gè ānjìng de dìfang zhuānxīn kànshū.
On campus I like to look for a quiet place to concentrate on reading.
现在Xiànzài　很多hěnduō　人rén　在zài　网上wǎngshàng　学xué　中文zhōngwén，　参加cānjiā　各种gèzhǒng　中文zhōngwén　课程kèchéng。Xiànzài hěnduō rén zài wǎngshàng xué zhōngwén, cānjiā gèzhǒng zhōngwén kèchéng.
Nowadays many people study Chinese online and take all kinds of Chinese courses.
我Wǒ　昨天zuótiān　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　下单xiàdān　买mǎi　了le　一件yíjiàn　衣服yīfu，　今天jīntiān　就jiù　收到shōudào　了le。Wǒ zuótiān zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān mǎi le yíjiàn yīfu, jīntiān jiù shōudào le.
Yesterday I placed an order for a piece of clothing on a website, and it arrived today.
我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　下单xiàdān　了le，　快递kuàidì　明天míngtiān　会huì　送到sòngdào　我wǒ　家jiā。wǒ yǐjīng zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān le, kuàidì míngtiān huì sòngdào wǒ jiā.
I’ve already placed an order on the website, and the delivery will arrive at my home tomorrow.
老师lǎoshī　在zài　黑板hēibǎn　上shàng　写xiě　的de　时候shíhou，　我们wǒmen　都dōu　认真rènzhēn　做笔记zuòbǐjì。lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě de shíhou, wǒmen dōu rènzhēn zuòbǐjì.
When the teacher writes on the blackboard, we all take notes carefully.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　沙发shāfā　上shàng　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
我wǒ　在zài　网上wǎngshàng　查chá　营地yíngdì。wǒ zài wǎngshàng chá yíngdì.
I look up campsites online.
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